Wine-press.



No. 734,939. PATENTED JULY 28, 1903. L. PBROTTI.

WINE PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED 0011.15, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 28, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

WINE-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 734,939, dated July 28,1903.

Application filed October 15, 1902. Serial No. 127,431. (No model.)

To aIZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,Lo UIs PEROTTI, a subject of the King of Italy,residing at Newark, inthe county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented and produced certain new and useful Improvements inWine-Presses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of winepresses represented by theone shown in my prior patent, No. 705, 12 issued July 22, 1902; and theobjects of the present invention are to secure improved means formanipulating .the pressing-screw, to facilitate the removal of solidresidue from the pressing-frame after the juice has been expressed, toat the same time provide firm and stable means for supporting thebase-plate against the pressure to which it is subjected, and to secureother advantages and results, some of which may be hereinafter referredto in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved wine-press and in thearrangements and combinations of the parts of the same, allsubstantially as will be hereinafter set forth and finally embraced inthe clausesof the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures, Figure lis a ,side view of my improved wine-press. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection of the same on line 0:, Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is a vertical centralsection on line y, Fig. 2.

In said drawings, 2 2 indicate upright side standards of the base-frame.of my press, said standards being mounted upon a horizontal woodenframe 3, having casters or wheels 4, by means of which the press can bemoved about with facility. Between the upper ends of said standards 2 2extends a rod or shaft 5, which lies diametrically beneath the heavycircular base-plate 6, said base-plate having ears 7, adapted to receivesaid rod 6 and enable the plate to tip from its normal horizontal planein either direction upon the said rod 5. Said base-plate 6 is at itsupper side, near its margin, grooved, as at 8, to receive the juicepressed out and having a spout 9, leading from the said groove. Abovethe central part of the base-plate and closely contiguous thereto is apressing-frame or fruitcontainer of the construction shown in my priorpatent above referred to. Said basket comprises two semicylindricalsections, both hinged at one edge to one of two uprights 10, whichproject upward from the standards 2 2. The other edges of the sectionsare adapted to be brought together and secured in any suitable manner,preferably by hasps 11, as shown in my prior patent. It is to beunderstood that the sections of the pressing-frame when swung open orapart from each other wholly clear the base-plate 6 and expose the same,as shown in Fig. 2, so that said baseplate can be freely tipped on thefulcrumal rod 5 as a support. Any suitable construction may be providedto hold the base-plate in tipped position; but I have shown in thedrawings for this purpose a bracket 12 upon the post 13, extendingcentrally downward beneath the base-plate.

It will be understood thatthe base-plate 6 receives the entire pressureexerted by the machine in operation, and hence must be supported solidlywhen in horizontal position, and for this purpose I have providedswinging supports 14 15, one on either side of said fulorumal rod' 5,and which are next to be described. The support 14 at the side towardwhich it is least often desired to tip the baseplate comprises an ironframe of any suitably rigid construction hinged at oneend, as at 16, toone of the standards 2 2 and adapted at its other end to swingontoledges or bearings 17 17 of the other standard. Projections 18 at thetop ofv said support wedge beneath said plate 6 when the support .isswung into position, and a leg 18 may extend downward from said supportand carry at its lower end a friction-wheel 19 to travel on the ground.The'other support 15 at the opposite side of the base-plate extends onlyhalf-way across from standard to standard, being hinged, as

at 201, to one standard 2 and having at'its'g 1 free end a.friction-wheel 20, running upon the ground, and the top of the supportpro viding a bearing 21 to engage the base-plate midway between thestandards and near the periphery of the base-plate. '10 manipulate saidsupport 15, a lever 22 is pivoted upon the top of the standard to swingin horizontal plane and is slotted at one end, as at 23, to

receive a pin 24 at the top and near the free end of said support. Theother end of the lever forms a handle 25 Within convenient reach of theoperator, so that such support 15 can be swungopen and shut as theoperator stands on the opposite side of the machine.

The uprights 10 of the frame of the machine carry at their top across-piece 26, through which runs the press-screw 27, carrying at itslower end a head 28, lever 29, and ratchet or clutch means 30, all asshown in my prior patent above referred to and not needing furtherdescription here. Above said cross-piece 26 I prefer to place upon thepressing-screw 27 ahorizontally-disposed gear-wheel 31, resting upon aboss 311 on the cross-piece 26 and being keyed to said screw to rotatetherewith, but permitting said screw to move freely longitudinallythrough the gear-wheel. A pinion 32 on the end of a shaft 321, havingbearings in an auxiliary bracket 33, bolted to the crosspiece 26, drivessaid gear-wheel 31, the other end of the said shaft being connected bybevel-gears 34 35 to an upright shaft 36, whose lower end finds bearingin a laterally-extending bracket 37, bolted to the side of one of theuprights 10. Bevel-gears 38 39 again connect the lower end of said shaft36 to a driving-shaft 40, mounted in said bracket 37 and carrying at itsouter end a hand-wheel 41. Said hand-wheel therefore enables thepressing-screw 27 to be run very rapidly up or down until approximatelyin position, when the lever 29 may be used, as in my prior patent, toobtain pressure. In addition to the hand-wheel 41 loose pulleys 42 43,with a middle fixed pulley 44, may be stationed on the saiddriving-shaft to receive oppositelyrunning belts (not shown) and enablethe work to be done by power, any suitable shifting means 45 beingemployed.

The shaft 321 is preferably between the pinion 32 and the bevel-gear 34divided transversely into sections 53 54, having their adjacent endsprovided with clutch members 46 v of any usual construction adapted toengage each other and cause the sections to rotate as a single shaft orto be slid one away from the other to permit independent rotation. Inorder to more conveniently operate the clutch, its sliding member 46 isconnected to the upper end of a lever 47, pivoted, as at 48, upon thecross-piece 26 of the press and having its lower end provided with ahandle 49 convenient to the operator as he stands within reach of thelever 22, before described. Just above the handle 49 the lever isprovided with a transverse slot 50 to receive a stud 51 upon theupright'lO and having a nut 52, by

which the said lever can be set or locked in any desired position,either open or closed.

Having thus described the invention, what I'claim as new is 1. In aWine-press, the combination with opposite standards 2, 2, of ahorizontal bar or rod 5, supported thereby, a base-plate diametricallypivoted on said bar or rod, upright extensions 10, 10, of saidstandards, a pressing-frame comprising sections hinged to said uprights,a cross-piece between said uprights above the pressing-frame, and apressingscrew mounted therein.

2. In a wine-press, the combination of a wheeled frame or carriagehaving opposite standards 2, 2, a horizontal bar or rod 5, extendingfrom one standard to the other, a normally horizontal base-platediametrically pivoted on said bar or rod, upright extensions 10, 10, ofsaid standards, a pressing-frame comprising sections independentlyhinged to one of said uprights and adapted to open outward away from thebase-plate and to close together over the same, a cross-piece betweensaid uprights above the pressing-frame, and a pressing-screw mountedtherein.

3. In a wine-press, the combination with a frame provided with oppositeuprights and a bar or rod extending horizontally between said uprights,of a tipping base-plate diametrically pivoted on said bar or rod, and anindependent pressing-frame comprising sections each hinged to one ofsaid uprights.

4. In a wine-press, the combination with a frame and normally horizontalbase-plate diametrically pivoted and being free to tip toward eitherside, of independent supports for the opposite edges of said base-plate,each hinged to said frame and adapted to swing out from thereunder.

5. In a wine-press, the combination with a frame and a normallyhorizontal base-plate diametrically pivoted therein and being free totip in either direction, of independent supports each comprising avertical framework hinged at one end to the press-frame and adapted atthe other end to swing under, and out from under, the baseplate.

6. In a wine-press, the combination of a frame provided with standards2, 2, a bar or rod 5, extending between said standards, a base-platediametrically pivoted on said bar or rod and adapted to tip in eitherdirection, a pressing-frame above said base-plate,contiguous thereto,and comprising separable sections hinged to the press-frame, andremovable means for holding said base-plate in horizontal position.

7. In a wine-press, the combination with upright standards 2, 2, and anormally horizontal base-plate mounted therebetween to tip toward oneside, of a support for said base-plate comprising a vertical framehinged at one end to one of said standards and adapted at the other endto enter beneath the baseplate, and a hand-lever fulcrumed on saidstandard and having at one end a slot-andat one end to the slidingclutch member and pin connection with said support, whereby forming atthe other end ahandle, and means the latter is operated. for clampingsaid lever in any position within I 5 8. In a wine-press, thecombination with a the limits of its swing. 5 frame, a fruit-receptacle,and a pressing- In testimony that I claim the foregoing I screw, of alarge gear-wheel mounted on said have hereunto set my hand this 16th.day of screw to rotate therewith and slip longitudi- September, 1902.nally, a shaft and a drivinggear thereon meshing with said large gearwheel, said 10 shaft being in sections provided at their ad- Witnesses:

jacent ends with clutch members, a lever ful- M. V. DOYLE, crumed onsaid frame and being connected 0. B. PITNEY.

LOUIS PEROTTIf

